Advances in meningeal immunity

R Rua, DB McGavern - Trends in molecular medicine, 2018 - cell.com
The central nervous system (CNS) is an immunologically specialized tissue protected by a
blood–brain barrier. The CNS parenchyma is enveloped by a series of overlapping …

Pathogens penetrating the central nervous system: infection pathways and the cellular and molecular mechanisms of invasion

SJ Dando, A Mackay-Sim, R Norton… - Clinical microbiology …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
The brain is well protected against microbial invasion by cellular barriers, such as the blood-
brain barrier (BBB) and the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier (BCSFB). In addition, cells …

Overlapping representation of primary tastes in a defined region of the gustatory cortex

ML Fletcher, MC Ogg, L Lu, RJ Ogg… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
Both physiological and imaging approaches have led to often-disparate conclusions about
the organization of taste information in gustatory cortex (GC). In this study, we used …

Porcine spinal cord injury model for translational research across multiple functional systems

RU Ahmed, CA Knibbe, F Wilkins, LC Sherwood… - Experimental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Animal models are necessary to identify pathological changes and help assess therapeutic
outcomes following spinal cord injury (SCI). Small animal models offer value in research in …

Basic principles of neuroimmunology

TM Yoshida, A Wang, DA Hafler - Seminars in Immunopathology, 2022 - Springer
The brain is an immune-privileged organ such that immune cell infiltration is highly
regulated and better tolerating the introduction of antigen to reduce risk of harmful …

ABAEnrichment: an R package to test for gene set expression enrichment in the adult and developing human brain

S Grote, K Prüfer, J Kelso, M Dannemann - Bioinformatics, 2016 - academic.oup.com
We present ABAEnrichment, an R package that tests for expression enrichment in specific
brain regions at different developmental stages using expression information gathered from …

Effect of experimental, morphological and mechanical factors on the murine spinal cord subjected to transverse contusion: A finite element study

M Fournely, Y Petit, E Wagnac, M Evin, PJ Arnoux - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Finite element models combined with animal experimental models of spinal cord injury
provides the opportunity for investigating the effects of the injury mechanism on the neural …

Home automation system combining Internet-of-Things with brain–computer interfacing

S Das, S Saha - Internet of Things Based Smart Healthcare: Intelligent …, 2022 - Springer
The main aim of this chapter is to control home and healthcare appliances using two types of
automation which are EEG based brain–computer interfaces and command-based using …

Subsite awareness in neuropathology evaluation of National Toxicology Program (NTP) studies: a review of select neuroanatomical structures with their functional …

DB Rao, PB Little, RC Sills - Toxicologic pathology, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
This review article is designed to serve as an introductory guide in neuroanatomy for
toxicologic pathologists evaluating general toxicity studies. The article provides an overview …

Expression of osteogenic molecules in the caudate nucleus and gray matter and their potential relevance for basal ganglia calcification in hypoparathyroidism

R Goswami, T Millo, S Mishra, M Das… - The Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background: Basal ganglia calcification (BGC) is an interesting example of ectopic
calcification in patients with hypoparathyroidism. Its pathogenesis and reasons for …